modstand
Danish
Etymology
From the verb modstå (“resist”). First component is mod (“against”), -stand is a noun component corresponding to stå (“stand”), compare påstå/påstand, forstå/forstand, bistå/bistand; at least some of these words are borrowed directly from Low German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmoðˌsd̥anˀ]
Noun
modstand c (singular definite modstanden, plural indefinite modstande)
- resistance, the act of resisting
- Forslaget mødte stor modstand.
- The proposal was met with great resistance.
- Forslaget mødte stor modstand.
- (physics) electrical resistance
- (engineering) a resistor
Declension
Declension of modstand
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | modstand | modstanden | modstande | modstandene |
| genitive | modstands | modstandens | modstandes | modstandenes |
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